Vol 3 Chapter 224: Hard to fight

Under James' initiative, the Thunder's leading advantage was slowly eroded. By the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers overtook the score with 29:28.
An Luo didn't show too much attention in this section. Compared to the first two games, he did have a lot less chances. After all, in the first two games, the Thunder had the ball in his own hands, and he played whatever he wanted.
Paul George has yet to find his offensive status. He made 1 of 5 shots in the first quarter, giving the Cavaliers a chance to overtake the score. Of course, this problem cannot be attributed solely to Paul George. After all, Donovan's arrangement is like this. Westbrook's performance is slightly better. However, he takes a lot less shots.
In the second quarter, Donovan still let Paul George go first. In fact, Anluo's effect may be better. However, Paul George's ability to break through and kill is much stronger. And the combination of An Luo and Westbrook will have a better effect. Moreover, Paul George also needs more opportunities to find status.
Adams and Paul George played together, bringing Felton, Ferguson and Hustis three substitutes on the field.
As soon as he came up, the Cavaliers' Hood made a three-pointer from the outside. The quality of Nance's hands and screens is quite high, and Hood is also very accurate. According to this situation, the Cavaliers players continued the fiery touch of the first quarter.
Looking back, Felton brought the ball over and handed it to Paul George from beyond the left three-point line. The latter tried it. Jeff Green stuck tightly, so he didn't come by himself, and passed the ground to his teammate on the right elbow. After receiving the ball, Huestes hit Korver with his back, turned around twice, and gave the ball to Felton who was at the top of the arc.
In this offense, the Thunder played very patiently. This is exactly what Donovan wanted to see. Whether it's the starting lineup or the bench lineup, he wants to see players play according to their own tactics. Conduct the ball more, run more, find the one with the best chance, and then score.
After Felton received the ball, he opened his hand to score a three-pointer.
Next, the two sides entered a state of mutual explosion. The players' offensive efficiency is very high, and the scores on the field are climbing alternately. Of course, this is due to the fact that both sides' defenses are not very good.
With 6 minutes and 42 seconds left in the second quarter, the score on the court became 42:41. The Thunder regained the score in the 5 minutes of the second quarter. Of course, they only led by 1 point.
Westbrook, Anlow and Grant played, and the Cavaliers James and other main players also appeared on the field.
As soon as he came up, Westbrook made an empty catch for Grant from outside the three-point line. But James turned his head, under the cover of George Hill, directly accelerated the change to pass Westbrook, who had changed defense, and then made a low layup.
Playing hard at the basket, An Luo turned out to be the only one outside the three-point line. He first passed the continuous screens of his teammates, received the ball from Westbrook at the right bottom corner, and scored a goal before the Cavaliers could cover up. Then he swung past JR Smith one meter away from the three-point line and made a three-pointer.
The Cavaliers' outside line was under the airtight defense of the Thunder, and they lost their initial fiery touch. They tried several times but failed to score. In desperation, I can only hit inside.
Fortunately, their finishing efficiency at the basket was pretty good, and the Thunder didn't let the Thunder pull the score out of control.
However, at the end of the first half, the Cavaliers still trailed by 7 points 55:62.
During the intermission, both sides made very targeted arrangements. The Cavaliers must strengthen their protection of rebounds. In the first half, Adams alone dominated the basket, and with Westbrook, the Cavaliers had lost 11 rebounds. The second is that they must target the Thunder's outside line. The second half of the second quarter was caught off guard by the Thunder, An Luo and others broke out on the outside is an important reason.
The Thunder is the opposite. There is nothing wrong with their defense on the outside, but there are really not many ways to face James' impact on the inside. Moreover, the Cavaliers' outside shooting ability is not bad, and the Thunder do not dare to shrink the defense to the inside. This problem has existed for some time, and the solution to the problem is Robertson!
Of course, this game is not expected.
In the second half, the Cavaliers attacked first.
George Hill advanced with the ball and transported it all the way to the right corner. There was no way to get rid of Westbrook's entanglement. He could only pass the ball to JR Smith on the right elbow. The latter was almost taken down by An Luo before receiving the ball. After staggering to stabilize the ball, it is no longer possible to end the attack. The ball can only be passed to Osman on the left outside. After the latter received the ball, he swung past Paul George~EbookFREE.me~ and rushed in. Before Adams assisted in defense, he stopped a jump shot and scored.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!
Even Paul George couldn't help shaking his head.
Careless! He never thought that Osman would play so resolutely.
Subsequently, Westbrook immediately responded. However, this time he did not rush to the basket to score. After a body changed direction and shook George Hill away, he pulled it up and shot it. The action still looked stiff, but the ball fell firmly into the net bag.
You came and I was in a stalemate for a few minutes.
In 5 minutes before the end of the third quarter, James suddenly switched modes. He took the ball inside and outside and scored 14 points in a row. If it weren't for the three three-pointers from Anluo and Paul George, the situation would really not be stable.
After three quarters, the two sides tied for 85. Back to a starting line again.
During the break, Donovan kept frowning. The Cavaliers they met before, it sounds like a lot of star players, but the combat effectiveness is really not strong. Just a few weeks ago, the Cavaliers seemed to have lost themselves. The whole team is not angry, playing without defense, and the offense can't find its own rhythm, just like stagnant water.
But the strength the Cavaliers showed tonight is simply too strong. After a big change of blood a few days ago, the Cavaliers seemed to have been reborn, re-showing the mighty aura of the western region.
Before that, the Thunder had never lost to those so-called powerful players. But tonight's game was very difficult. You know, the Thunder players are not bad. Westbrook, Anlow, Paul George, and Adams all rushed to score 20 points, but only a tie.
This game is really hard to play!